Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales
This page displays a list of all signs in a Gardiner group.
Usage abbreviations are "I" (Ideogram), "D" (Determinative) and "P" (Phoneme).
Click on a Hieroglyph to list all occurrences of the sign.
Signs in Group E : Mammals
E1 bull
Usage: I 'bull'; D 'cattle' Phonetic value(s): kA
E2 aggressive bull
Usage: I 'victorious bull' Phonetic value(s): kA-nxt
E3 calf
Usage: D 'calf' Phonetic value(s):
E4 sacred hesat cow
Usage: D 'sacred hesat cow' Phonetic value(s):
E5 cow suckling calf
Usage: D 'show sollicitude' Phonetic value(s):
E6 horse
Usage: I, D 'horse' Phonetic value(s): ssmt
E7 ass
Usage: D 'ass' Phonetic value(s):
E8 kid
Usage: D 'kid,thirst, small cattle'; P Phonetic value(s): ib
E8* kid jumping (not before XIX dyn.)
Usage: D 'kid,thirst, small cattle'; P Phonetic value(s): ib
E9 newborn bubalis or hartebeest
Usage: P Phonetic value(s): iw
E10 ram
Usage: D 'ram, sheep, Khnum' Phonetic value(s): bA
E11 ram (O.K. form of E10)
Usage: D 'ram, sheep, Khnum' Phonetic value(s):
E12 pig
Usage: D 'pig' Phonetic value(s):
E13 cat
Usage: D 'cat' Phonetic value(s):
E14 greyhound
Usage: D 'dog, hound' Phonetic value(s):
E15 recumbent dog
Usage: I, D 'Anubis' Phonetic value(s): inpw
E16 recumbent dog on shrine
Usage: I, D 'Anubis' Phonetic value(s): inpw
E17 jackal
Usage: I, D 'jackal, dignitary' Phonetic value(s): sAb
E18 wolf (?) on the standard R12
Usage: I, D 'Wepwawet Phonetic value(s): wp-wAwt
E19 wolf (OK form of E18 with protuberance in front and a mace T3 passing through the standard
Usage: I, D 'Wepwawet Phonetic value(s): wp-wAwt
E20 animal of Seth
Usage: I 'Seth', D 'turmoil, confusion' Phonetic value(s): stX
E21 animal of Seth, recumbent
Usage: D 'turmoil, rage' Phonetic value(s):
E22 lion
Usage: I, D 'lion' Phonetic value(s): mAi
E23 recumbent lion
Usage: I 'lion'; P Phonetic value(s): rw
E24 panther
Usage: I, D 'panther' Phonetic value(s): Aby
E25 hippopotamus
Usage: D 'hippopotamus' Phonetic value(s):
E26 elephant
Usage: D 'elephant' Phonetic value(s):
E27 giraffe
Usage: D 'foretell' Phonetic value(s):
E28 oryx
Usage: D 'oryx' Phonetic value(s):
E29 gazelle
Usage: D 'gazelle' Phonetic value(s):
E30 ibex
Usage: D 'ibex' Phonetic value(s):
E31 goat with collar carrying a cylinder seal
Usage: I, D 'rank, dignity' Phonetic value(s): saH
E32 sacred baboon
Usage: D 'baboon, monkey, be furious' Phonetic value(s):